on (the) television
idiom
: broadcast by television : being shown by television or in a television program
What is on the television tonight?
There's nothing (I want to watch) on television right now.
I recognize your face. Are you on television?
Examples of on (the) television in a Sentence
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The promise of the Neo is that everyone will be able to spice up their videos with the impressive aerial shots we are used to seeing on television.
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David Hambling, Forbes, 6 Sep. 2024
The witness declined to come to court Thursday to deliver a victim impact statement after seeing several recent political ads that referenced the Waukesha killings running on television, Torbenson said.
—Chris Ramirez, Journal Sentinel, 5 Sep. 2024
James Darren, the former teen idol and pop singer who played the dreamy surfer Moondoggie in three Gidget movies before starring on television on The Time Tunnel and T.J. Hooker, died Monday.
—Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Sep. 2024
Colmes also appeared on television, as co-host with Sean Hannity on the Hannity & Colmes program, and later, as a frequent guest on The Greg Gutfeld Show, both on Fox News.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 19 Aug. 2024
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David Hambling, Forbes, 6 Sep. 2024
The witness declined to come to court Thursday to deliver a victim impact statement after seeing several recent political ads that referenced the Waukesha killings running on television, Torbenson said.
—Chris Ramirez, Journal Sentinel, 5 Sep. 2024
James Darren, the former teen idol and pop singer who played the dreamy surfer Moondoggie in three Gidget movies before starring on television on The Time Tunnel and T.J. Hooker, died Monday.
—Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Sep. 2024
Colmes also appeared on television, as co-host with Sean Hannity on the Hannity & Colmes program, and later, as a frequent guest on The Greg Gutfeld Show, both on Fox News.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 19 Aug. 2024
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